The necropolis from Étang du Brochet

Starting from Étang du Brochet, this hike will take you up Terril du Lavoir, before crossing the Méricourt mining village and then the necropolis of 10 March 1906, a memorial site following the mining disaster that claimed 1,099 lives.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 10.72 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 3h 15 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 67 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 67 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 70 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 17 m

Description of the walk

Departure from Étang du Brochet, Rue du 10 Mars.

(S/E) With your back to the car park, take the stairs and go straight ahead to climb the slag heap. Turn left at the top of the stairs.

(1) Turn right at the next staircase and begin the ascent, continuing straight ahead at the top.

(2) Turn right at the fork, then take the stairs on the left and go down one flight of stairs. First turn left then right to go down the four steps, then turn right and left.

(3) At the bottom of the stairs, turn left, then first turn right then left and continue straight ahead until you reach Rue du Général Leclerc.

(4) Turn left, after the A21 bridge make the first turn right then left and stay left then straight ahead to reach Place Auguste Gallet.

(5) Turn right and continue straight ahead for about 1.5 km.

(6) Turn left onto Rue de Lille and continue straight ahead onto Rue de l'Eglise. At the end, take the street on the right and continue straight ahead onto Rue Sorriaux.

(7) Stop at the necropolis, then continue straight ahead, cross Rue Roger Salengro and go straight ahead.

(8) Turn left onto Rue du 8 Mai 1945, then first turn left then right and stay on the right.

(9) Turn right at the crossroads, then keep right again.

(10) Take the second left at the crossroads and continue straight ahead.

(11) At the end of the road, first turn left then right, stay on the left, and at the end take Rue du Chevalier de la Barre on the right.

(12) Turn left onto the sloping path, cross the bridge over the A21, and further on, make the first turn right then left. Continue to the roundabout.

(13) Take the second left onto Rue de Saverne. In the bend, make the first turn right then left and continue straight ahead.

(14) Cross the street, take the path on the left and continue straight ahead to reach the Étang du Brochet (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 24 m - Étang du Brochet
  2. 1 : km 0.41 - alt. 34 m - Stairs
  3. 2 : km 1.01 - alt. 69 m - Fork
  4. 3 : km 1.43 - alt. 48 m - Stairs
  5. 4 : km 2.78 - alt. 22 m - Rue du Général Leclerc - Sochez (rivière) - Canal de Lens
  6. 5 : km 3.43 - alt. 23 m - Place Auguste Gallet, Rue de la République
  7. 6 : km 4.92 - alt. 34 m - Rue de Lille
  8. 7 : km 6.04 - alt. 29 m - Necropolis of 10 March 1906
  9. 8 : km 6.87 - alt. 24 m - Rue du 8 mai 1945
  10. 9 : km 7.53 - alt. 37 m - Intersection
  11. 10 : km 7.84 - alt. 37 m - Crossroads
  12. 11 : km 8.12 - alt. 36 m - End of the path
  13. 12 : km 8.97 - alt. 22 m - Diagonal path
  14. 13 : km 9.54 - alt. 21 m - Rue de Saverne, roundabout
  15. 14 : km 10.15 - alt. 24 m - Rue du 10 Mars
  16. S/E : km 10.72 - alt. 24 m - Étang du Brochet

Notes

No water source.

Worth a visit

Necropolis of 10 March 1906.

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